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MAC address of remote system
Name: rajidwh Date: April 7, 2009 at 02:07:15 Pacific OS: Independent of OS Subcategory: Java
Comment:
I wan to get MAC address of remote system based on my URL,it means if any remote system access my URL i want to get MAC address of that system.for all browsers and all OS it must work and it must be COMPATIBLE with JAVA
Name: StuartS Date: April 7, 2009 at 05:25:33 Pacific
Reply:
You are not going to get it. MAC address is part of the Ethernet protocol and is only used with a Local Area Network. The URL is part of the TCP/IP protocol which is what the Internet runs on.
Once you are past your ISP if the remote computer is using PPPoEthernet or the users router if they are using PPPoATM, MAC addresses are discarded as they are no longer needed. MAC addresses are not transmitted over the Internet.
To discover a computers MAC address you would have to be on the same Local Area Network as they are in which case you wouldn't be needing a URL.
Stuart
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Response Number 2
Name: jgalty Date: April 7, 2009 at 05:51:38 Pacific
Reply:
What stuart5 is correct. You would be able to get the users IP address but that's it. Also if you did want there mac address then i would have concerns on why you would want that.
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